By William Kelly and Simon Riveles On May 24, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a notice of its intent to issue an order increasing the net worth threshold for “qualified clients,” as defined in Rule 205-3 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Advisers Act generally prohibits SEC-registered investment advisers from charging any client a performance-based …